The 5th round of Ranji Trophy 2019/20 matches saw some exciting action. Out of the 17 matches played, 8 matches resulted in outright wins while the rest of the matches were decided on first-innings lead.
In Group A, defending Champions Vidarbha defeated Bengal by 9 wickets inside 2 days at VCA Stadium, Nagpur. Kerala registered their first win of this season beating Punjab by 21 runs in a low scoring thriller played at Thiruvananthapuram. Andhra Pradesh produced a dominating display to crush Hyderabad by an innings and 96 runs to be in the top position of the points table. The match between Gujarat and Rajasthan ended in a draw played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur. Rajasthan earned 3 points based on first-innings lead.
Group B matches saw Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh, Saurashtra, Railways, earning first-innings lead. Mumbai took the first-innings lead over Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh registered 3 points with the first-innings lead over Baroda at Green Park, Kanpur. Saurashtra earning first innings lead over Karnataka and Railways first innings lead over Madhya Pradesh.
It was an amazing action in Group C with Odisha defeating Haryana in a thrilling encounter by just 1 wicket at Lahli, Rohtak. Jammu Kashmir produced a dominating display to beat Services by 173 runs at Palam A Ground, Delhi.
Maharashtra registered their first win of the tournament defeating Jharkhand. The matches between Assam and Chhattisgarh ended with Assam earning 3 points. Tripura almost registered full points but was denied by Uttarakhand. Tripura earned 3 points.
In Plate Group, Bihar registered 7 points with an innings and 183 runs win over Manipur. Goa impressed with their performance defeating Puddicherry by 81 runs in a thrilling encounter. The matches between Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Chandigarh ended in a draw with Chandigarh and Nagaland earning first-innings lead.
Here we look at the points table of Ranji Trophy 2019/20.
Group A and B
- Andhra Pradesh-21 points
- Punjab-18 points
- Vidarbha-17 points
- Karnataka- 17 points
- Saurashtra-16 points
- Gujarat-14 points
- Baroda-13 points
- Uttar Pradesh-13 points
- Railways-13 points
- Bengal-12 points
- Himachal Pradesh-10 points
- Delhi-10 points
- Mumbai- 9 points
- Kerala- 9 points
- Madhya Pradesh- 7 points
- Hyderabad- 6 points
- Tamil Nadu-5 points
- Rajasthan- 3 points
Group C
- Odisha-28 points
- Jammu and Kashmir-26 points
- Haryana-21 points
- Jharkhand-16 points
- Services-14 points
- Assam-14 points
- Chhattisgarh- 9 points
- Maharashtra- 9 points
- Tripura- 6 points
- Uttarakhand-1 point
Plate Group
- Goa- 29 points
- Pudducherry-27 points
- Chandigarh- 23 points
- Nagaland-17 points
- Bihar-15 points
- Meghalaya-13 points
- Manipur-12 points
- Sikkim-4 points
- Arunachal Pradesh- 3 points
- Mizoram-3 points
The next round of matches will begin on 19th January.
